St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-09
'PossUMs AND pERsIMMoNs.
Railroad Men and Others Eat the
Fat of 'POssums With Wine and
Fruits for the Sixth Time.

Shafts OF wit flew free and fast around
tie board of the Sixth annual banquet OF
the 'Possum club last night in the ladies'
ordinary at the Ryan. About 100 covers
were laid, and the banquet was enioyed by
about that number of hungry 'possums.
who devoured their favorite animal to
Seiberts rendition of Southern airs Presi-
dent Il. L. Flournoy, of the Omaha road.
was POSTMASTER, which position he filed
credltably, as with his myriad of criticisms
he guyed his brother 'possums. Around
the table sat;
=" Possums" r. 7 Flournoy, W. Il. S.
Wright, NJ. F. Bagley. F. I. Cordo Stanley
Proudht, h. c. Hope, George Hunsacker.
Supt G. B. Bronson and George H. Kneebel.
OF the union depot; Col. George B. Clason,
OF the Milwaukee road; NJ. B. Will
Jams. of the Manitoba road: w.
+. Wilson, of the West Shore; Ex-Goy.
Alex Ramsey, Gen. R. w. johnson, Judge II.
1. Alexander, \. f. Norrish, George H. Mof-
let, OF the GLOBE; A. K. Capehart, William
=: Allen. NJ. Fl. Albin, NJ. B. Curry, George
thompson, of the Dispatch; R. B. Franklin,
COL e. p. Emerson, Of the Ryan; G w.
Hornick, of the Pioneer Press; H. Meekle
and others.
An informal impromptu programme of
toasts and songs was enjoyed Judge T. T.
Alexander responding to Our Sister Asso-
Citations" r. B. Franklin singing the blue
and the Gray" NJ. B. Curry recitine
Uncle Gabe," George Thompson to The
Ladies'" Gov. Alexander Ramsey to Min
nesota," George II. Moffett to Press and
Possums" and c. W. Hornick to ''St Paul.
After the fun George II. Moffet was
elected president. NJ. B. Williams secretary
and treasurer, and G. w. Hornick ianitor.
The menu was wonderfully designed. and
ap opriately represented, in the arrange
NET Of letters, Chesapeake bay The fun
was kept up until the small hours, Messrs.
Proudit, Clason, Wilson. Hope, Bronson.
Franklin, Allen, Thompson and Flournov
contributing to the mirth of the occasion.
New Manufacturing ENTERPRISE.
When Joseph W. Morgan, formerly of the
Hare d Morgan company, of Wilmington.
DEL, was here couple of months ago there
was considerable speculation as to the prob
able outcome OF his visit, and he had various
o1ers with view of inducing him to locate
mere. HIS experience of twenty-one years
IN manufacturing nuts, bolts, bridge and
architectural iron work, and in heavy forg-
ing, has gained tor him a reputation that
is very favOrably known wherever such
work is used. He is the inventor of the
Morgan nut lock for railroad work, and he
had entire charge of the manufacturing of
the Hare & Morgan company. He built
Memorial hall at the Centennial exposition.
and the iron work of the South street bridge
across the Schuylkill river. PHILADELPHIA.
hr. Morgan learned while here that the
business i'll forglngs and other iron work of
the Warner d HOugh Machine company
had increased wonderfully and had far out
grown its facilities. This led to negotia-
tlons, which have just been consummated,
whereby Mr.. Morgan will, in few DAYS,
take charge OF the manufacturing opera
tons of the Warner & Hough Ma
chine company at South Park, South St.
Paul. whereupon the capital OF the
company will be largely increased for the
purpose OF adding at once to its facilities
and IN constructing another well-appointed
forge and bolt works at South Park. With
the new machinery for which this
concern is noted it is not surpris-
ing that its business, especially in
forging, has grown beyond the most
sanguine expectations of its projectors, and
these additions will place the company in
position to meet the demands of this section
OF the country for bridge and architectural
iron work, railway and car forgings. nuts.
bolts. etc. Mr.. Morgan examined into the
outlook at Denver and other cities before
deciding to locate, and finally selected st.
Paul. considering this city most favorably
situated for the development of great man
ufacturing industries '.-t